Russia amplifying Anti-Canada separatism to stoke division: study (www.ctvnews.ca)
from Wudi@feddit.uk to world@lemmy.world on 22 May 14:41
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Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works on 22 May 15:56 next collapse

I mean, it’s hip and cool to shit on russia at the moment, but I can’t not notice

> Regressive, separatist movement
> looks inside
> Supported by rusdian social media campaign

tal@lemmy.today on 22 May 17:57 collapse

I mean, Scottish separatism got time on RT. Hell, Russia ran that “international conference of separatists” that involved Texas and a bunch of other places. Russia amplifying separatists isn’t exactly new.

qz.com/…/russia-hosted-a-conference-of-the-worlds…

Russia, where separatism is illegal, hosted a conference for foreign separatist groups

Russia invited a bunch of international separatist groups, including dissidents from Ireland, Spain, Italy, the US, and Ukraine, to discuss “the right to self-determination” to a Moscow conference—despite “separatism” being a crime in Russia.

Here they are way back in 2016:

abcnews.com/International/…/story?id=42395066

Texas, California Separatists Attend Kremlin-Funded Conference

Meet the attendees of Moscow’s international conference of separatists.